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throat
has definitions from the fields of clothing,anatomy,zoology
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
Synonyms Used in print ("Editorials"...)When East_Germans fled to the West by the thousands , paeans of joy rose from the throats of Western publicists . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)One , more horrible than the rest , lunged , growling deep in his throat , his hair bristling . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)Light sticks of fingers , the tips gummy with dark earth , patted at Watson 's throat . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)Mrs._Horowitz was in_charge_of diseases of the nose and throat . (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)I did n't say anything , trying to get my throat clear , but I watched him . |
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[ noun ] (clothing) an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)In the tintable group are high and little heels , squared and oval throats , and shantung like textures . In a lacy open weave shoes have a luster finish , braided collar and bow highlight on the squared throat . |
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[ noun ] a passage resembling a throat in shape or function
Examples "the throat of the vase" or "the throat of a chimney" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)Flats have a scalloped throat . (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)She had surprised Hans like she had surprised me when she said she 'd go , and_then she surprised him again when she came_back so quick like she must have , because when I came_in with the snow she was there with a bottle with three white feathers on its label and Hans was holding it angrily by the throat . Related terms |
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